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Events Spotlight on the sponsors


With the deadline for receipt of submissions to all categories of the BIFA Freight Service Awards falling just a week into October, the focus of this month’s BIFAlink column is firmly on the sponsors. The category sponsors play a vital role in the success of this event with their contribution to the judging process, while ceremony sponsors play in important role in supporting the host, certificates and trophies amongst other things.


Category sponsors In alphabetical order the companies sponsoring the BIFA Award categories are: • Albacore Systems – Staff Development Award


• American Airlines – Cool Award • BoxTop Technologies – Supply Chain Management Award


• Corrigan Bentley ** New sponsor ** – Ocean Services Award


• Descartes – Extra Mile Award • Forward Computers – Specialist Services Award


• IAG Cargo – Air Cargo Services Award • Peter Lole Insurance Brokers – Project Forwarding Award


• TT Club – European Logistics Award • Virgin Atlantic Cargo – Young Freight Forwarder Award BIFA is grateful to this loyal group of sponsors,


many of whom have been supporting the BIFA Freight Service Awards for in excess of 10 years.


New category announced With the launch earlier this year of the International Freight Forwarding Apprenticeship, the 2018 BIFA Freight Service Awards will be the first to feature an Apprenticeship category sponsored by Outsource Training & Development. The Apprentice of the Year Award in Logistics


will recognise apprentices who are making a significant contribution in their workplace and


have shown a dedication to excel in their professional development and learning. Individuals may be nominated for this award by their line manager, who should complete the


The host


Ashford-based Agency Sector Management (UK) Ltd (ASM) is sponsor of our host for the afternoon, Dame Kelly Holmes. Dame Kelly achieved double Olympic Gold with wins in the 800 m and 1,500 m, at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens – the first British woman to do so. Later that same year she was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.


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nomination form that can be downloaded from www.bifa.org/awards/enternow


Ceremony sponsors


Equally important to the success of the BIFA Freight Service Awards is the contribution made by the ceremony sponsors. For the forthcoming ceremony in January 2019, the sponsors are: • Agency Sector Management (UK) Ltd – sponsoring the event host, Dame Kelly Holmes


• Community Network Services – sponsoring the multimedia presentation


• Maritime Cargo Processing PLC – sponsoring the finalists’ certificates


• Menzies LLP – sponsoring the AV relay monitors


• Simarco International Ltd – sponsoring the ceremony programme


• Simpex Express Ltd – sponsoring the ceremony tickets


• Woodland Group – sponsoring the winners’ trophies If you are interested in sponsoring an element of the BIFA Freight Service Awards ceremony, please contact eventsoffice@bifa.org for details.


The ceremony The BIFA Freight Service Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 17 January 2019 at The Brewery in Central London, and will be attended by around 500 forwarding and logistics individuals. We look forward to an afternoon of celebration


as category finalists are invited to the stage to collect their certificates from the event host, Dame Kelly. Following lunch, each category winner will be announced by the sponsor. Tickets go on sale this month and can be purchased via the BIFA website at www.bifa.org/awards.


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